Firefighters were called to a main power line on fire near the A35 at Chideock.
Crews from Bridport and Charmouth had to wait for power company workers to turn off the supply to the very high voltage line near Quarr Lane before they could tackle the blaze at about 7.30pm on Wednesday.
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